usatvline Chapter 331 The Brigade Commander has never been on a bomber. In this respect, he is far inferior to
Chapter 331 The Brigade Commander has never been on a bomber. In this respect, he is far inferior to
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Zhenhua looked at the calendar and saw that today was December 12th. There was only one day left before the independent regiment would carry out Operation Boomerang. In order to ensure safety on the way back, Lin Zhenhua decided to change the landing to night and change the time of launching the operation to daytime.
16 heavy four-engine bombers are parked steadily in the hangar. They will be secretly transferred tonight. Now there are only two hours left until dark. Lin Zhenhua is arranging technicians to conduct a final inspection of the bombers to ensure that the 16 bombers carrying out the mission are in good condition before takeoff. Only in this way can he feel at ease to carry out this dangerous mission!
"Captain Huang, what's the situation? Have you found any problems?" Lin Zhenhua asked seriously.
Huang Yuanming replied with a happy face: "College student, after our careful inspection, we did not find any problems. The oxygen cylinder has been installed. We will conduct a test tomorrow. If there is no problem, we will replace it with a new oxygen cylinder."
Lin Zhenhua nodded, very satisfied with the result. He looked at the sky and ordered Zhou Haiyang beside him: "Captain Zhou, immediately proceed according to the original plan. Start transferring the transport planes in an hour and deploy them in the previously planned locations. Do not leave them in the arsenal. That would be too dangerous."
"The Japs may have already learned about our fighter planes, which is why I deployed them in a dispersed manner. In this way, even if the base is attacked by the Japs, it will be difficult for our fighter planes to be destroyed on a large scale by the Japs. After all, no matter how many fighter planes the Japs dispatch, it is impossible to disperse them. The risk is too high! Of course, if the Japs are really stupid enough to disperse their attacks, it will be exactly what I want. The anti-aircraft firepower we deployed will definitely be enough to give the Japs a hard time!"
Zhou Haiyang couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the 16 bombers: "College student, these transport planes are really big. Is this another new type of transport plane we produced? I heard that the previously improved transport plane has a carrying capacity of about four tons. This new transport plane has a stronger carrying capacity!"
Lin Zhenhua deliberately called the bomber a transport plane. In fact, it was for the sake of confidentiality. In case there were Japanese spies infiltrated into the Second Guard Battalion, this could be used to fool them. As for whether he could fool them or not, that was another matter. But what if he succeeded?
"Captain Zhou, you have to keep this secret. The new transport aircraft can carry up to five or six tons, and can help us bring back a large amount of much-needed supplies from the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army. If the Japanese had not tightly blockaded our base, we would not have to use air transport at all. We could have found a land route, and the cost would have been much lower. It would not be as frighteningly expensive as it is now!" Lin Zhenhua said half-truthfully.
Before Zhou Haiyang could reply, Li Yunlong came over and kicked him, cursing angrily, "Damn Zhou Haiyang, you've grown so capable that you're asking about the transport plane. Is this something you should care about? Hurry up and take your men to pull the transport plane to the designated location. If you fail to complete the mission, I'll show you how I'll deal with you."
"College student, I don't know what the Japanese have been doing these past two days. They helped us bring in a large number of disaster victims a few days ago. I don't know what bad things they are up to. Lao Zhao asked me to call you to the headquarters. There is something important to discuss!"
Li Yunlong blinked slightly, and Lin Zhenhua immediately understood the meaning of Li Yunlong's words. He said anxiously: "The damn Japanese devils are really restless. We have to go to the headquarters quickly. Lao Zhao won't come to us easily. I guess the Japanese devils have come up with new tricks. We have to discuss countermeasures quickly!"
Before leaving, Lin Zhenhua did not forget to ask: "Captain Zhou, you must be careful when transporting, and you must not be discovered by outsiders. I have arranged martial law for the troops in advance. You must also be alert when you act. You must wait until after eight o'clock to start the transportation. Now you have to tie the ropes and fill the car with gas in advance. Don't make a fuss and start the transportation now, otherwise it will be easy for the Japanese spies to discover it!"
Li Yunlong and Lin Zhenhua hurried to the regiment headquarters. Zhao Gang and others were eating in the headquarters, so the two of them immediately joined them. After the meal, they arranged for the monk and Duan Peng to be responsible for guarding outside, and then began to discuss the real big things.
"College students, Operation Boomerang will be carried out in one day. How are the preparations now?" Zhao Gang asked first.
Zhao Gang's question spoke to everyone's mind, and they stared at Lin Zhenhua with sharp eyes. Lin Zhenhua was already an experienced man, and he said with a happy face: "The turbocharger and high-altitude oxygen supply equipment have been installed, and the last major inspection before departure has also been completed. The sixteen bombers are in very good condition, and the pre-made napalm bombs will be loaded on them tomorrow night. As long as they are refueled the day after tomorrow, they can carry out Operation Boomerang!"
Seeing Lin Zhenhua's confident look, everyone's worries were finally put to rest. Li Yunlong couldn't help but ask, "College student, I said I wanted to participate in this mission, but you didn't agree. I heard that our bombers are equipped with superchargers, and people like me can get into the bombers and carry out this mission. But I heard you mentioned it, is it true or false?"
Lin Zhenhua had indeed been annoyed by Li Yunlong before, and was forced to invent a supercharger specifically for pressurizing the passenger cabin. The core component was a reward from the system, and he just installed a shell on the outside so as not to arouse suspicion. In addition, the processing of the entire component was completed by himself, so it really did not attract anyone's attention from beginning to end.
"Old Li, we did make a supercharger. During the process, I produced a dozen defective products. I will install them on the bombers later. This way, the pilots will be more comfortable when flying at high altitudes!"
"With the help of the supercharger, the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the cabin is much smaller. If you, Li Yunlong, are considered as a reference for your physical fitness, you can really participate in this mission. Don't look at me, I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying about this matter. If it weren't for Old Li pestering me so much, I really wouldn't want to make this thing. It will increase the fuel consumption of the bomber. Fortunately, flying at high altitude is more fuel-efficient. If you calculate carefully, it's really worth it!"
Li Yunlong laughed with surprise on his face and said, "Damn it, doesn't this mean that I, Li, can also follow you to take a trip to the Japanese mainland? For such a good thing, I, Li, must go. Next time I meet the brigade commander, I must show off in front of him. After all, the brigade commander has never been on a plane. In this regard, he is far inferior to me, Li Yunlong!"
Ding Wei didn't expect such a good thing to happen, and quickly interrupted, "College student, I want to go too, take me with you! Li Yunlong is a troublemaker, don't take him with you. If this guy goes with you, who knows what kind of disaster he will cause!"
Kong Jie didn't want to miss this opportunity either, and quickly pointed at his nose and said, "Let me, Old Kong, go. I have been helping to resettle the disaster victims every day these days, and finally all of them have been resettled. Old Li and Old Ding have been very comfortable in the base these days, so let me, Old Kong, take the opportunity to make merit this time!"
Even Xing Zhiguo couldn't help but say, "College student, I have been training every day these days, so I have to be included in the bombing of the Japanese homeland. I didn't participate in many previous battles, so don't leave me behind this time!"
Zhao Gang didn't expect the four people in front of him to be so competitive. To be honest, he also wanted to go, but if all of them went, what would happen to the base? These were all very realistic things. He cleared his throat and coughed loudly twice, attracting everyone's attention. He said angrily, "Be quiet, all of you. I, Zhao Gang, have never lost my temper before. This time you are really too unreasonable. If you all leave, who will take care of the base? Can you leave it to me alone?"
"Ten days ago, the Japanese invaders brought 70 disaster victims to our base. Don't you know what they were up to? We have already received disaster victims, and we will face a food shortage of people in the future. This is the main reason why I called you here today."
"We also need to prepare winter clothes and quilts for the soldiers and civilians. The temperature is already below zero and will drop further in the next ten days. We must be prepared for the coming severe cold."
"In order to ensure heating for hundreds of thousands of people, we have to significantly reduce the production of coal-to-oil to ensure the supply of coal, but this is definitely not a solution. Once the severe cold arrives, our coal production will drop significantly, but so far we have no coal reserves. It is time to solve this problem."
"Another one is the Zhangjiazhuang market. It is not as prosperous as before. The merchants are not transporting sweet potatoes here. The food they transported has doubled in price. They also brought a lot of salt and asked us to eat it, otherwise they would stop buying and selling our medicine. The Japanese checkpoints also cooperated to increase the blockade of materials on the base. All of this is a conspiracy. The Japanese made a lot of money from us before, but they did not relax their vigilance against us and secretly put a lot of obstacles in our way!"
"The matter of the 20 disaster victims was a conspiracy. The food they brought with them could barely reach our base. This was deliberately calculated by the Japanese in order to increase the food consumption in our base. For us, sweet potatoes and potatoes are life-saving food, but we can't afford fine grains such as wheat and millet. The Japanese really have evil intentions!"
"This is the intelligence that Xu Zhongyi from Ping'an County just sent. You can take a look at it. The Japanese gangs that were fighting each other before are now completely united and planning a major operation against our base. They want to use extremely low prices to buy up the medicines in our hands. At the same time, they have also increased the blockade of our base. Without their consent, not a grain of rice or a foot of cloth can enter our base!"